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VIJAYAWADA: An entire village has been ostracised by people in neighbouring villages in Krishna district after a woman and a man died of suspected swine flu . He was reportedly suffering from swine flu. Given that two deaths had occurred in the village in a short span of time, rumours spread to nearby villages that swine flu has turned virulent.The villages surrounding Chintakollu boycotted them. Schoolchildren were also stopped from boarding school buses.Officials said the 43-year-old man had compromised immunity and the swine flu infection had further aggravated his condition. Chintakollu residents were also barred to enter hotels and restaurants.A medical camp was set up in the village last week and no fresh cases of swine flu were reported..